Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-10-05
LOCAL BREYITIES.
The night school has re-opened.

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The Plaza improvement is progressing
slowly.
The saloon in Agricultural Park has
been closed.
The river is gradually lowering, and now
marks feet 81 inches.
The street cars on the o and H-street
lines are all being reprinted.
The State Board of Examiners Yesterday
purchased $4,000 in San Joaquin county
bonds.
John Eckhart was arrested by officer
Rowland last evening for disturbing the
peace.
A new sidewalk is being put down in
front of w. M. Petrie's place of business
on J street.
DR.. Cassells and Mrs Lily Draper
will have a hearing in the Police Court
Saturday morning.
The State camp meeting of the Christian
denomination closed its annual convention
at Woodland Monday.
F. D. Ryan and Chauncey H. Dunn yes
terday filed their bonds as Notaries Public
with the County Recorder.
A large and elegant fire and burglar
proof safe was yesterday put in place in
Surveyor-General Reichert's office.
I. P. Randolph has been requested by
Governor Waterman to act as executive
Secretary in his office for another month.
Several children were refused admission
in the public schools this week, because of
parents neglecting to have them vaccinated
George A. Moore, who was arrested a few
days since, and charged with bridge burn
ing, will have hearing Thursday morn
ing.
f. ID. Holmes, of Santa Rosa, Cal, has
been appointed Railway Postal Clerk on
the Delta and Sacramento route, vice A D.
Jordan.
w. NJ. Coward made arrangements in
San Francisco Monday for the material to
be used in the construction of the Wood
land street railway.
w. A. Hill, E. T. Johnson and Louis
Breuner returned yesterday from Reno,
where they had been attending the State
Fair, exhibiting goods for Sacramento
houses.
State Treasurer Adam Herold has dis
posed of his property in Santa Clara county,
and purchased q. 320-acre fruit farm in
Placer county. midway between Lincoln
and Newcastle.
The southern train, due here at 2:35 p. M
did not arrive until 6 o'clock last evening.
The detention is said to have been caused
at Lathrop, where connection is made with
the Los Angeles express.
The case of E. ]. Daily, indicted for rob-
bling the United States mails in this CITY in
January, 1886, will come up for hearing in
the United States Circuit Court at San
Francisco tomorrow morning.
D. Lubin, for the Museum Association.
has extended to the Congregational Asso-
citation, now in session in this city, the
freedom of the E. B. Croker Art Gallery
while its members remain in the city.
At the Nevada State Fair, Just closed,
John Breuner of Sacramento, received the
gold medal for the best display of furni-
ture. J. F. Hill, of Sacramento. won a.
premium for the best display of carriages
and buggies.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 100, being 80 warmer than
the normal for that day. The highest
and lowest temperature was 90 and $50,
with light, variable winds, mostly south
erly; weather clear.
In consequence of getting aground on the
bar yesterday, the steamer Modoc did not
arrive until half-past Ii. The bar is caus-
ing considerable trouble to the mail boats,
especially the Modoc, as she draws more
water than the Apache.
The California Museum opens its winter
season at the lecture-room tonight. A
paper will be read and discussed and the
work of the Association for the winter will
be considered. A general invitation to the
public to attend is extended.
There has been received at the State Lii
brary large amount of mail matter ad-
dressed to W. A. Blakely, as of that office.
State Librarian Wallis states that he has no
knowledge of any such person, and that
the packages, ETC., remain unclaimed
1t is reported that j. c. Van Kirk, who
for several years has been in the employ of
the Sacramento and San Joaquin Naviga-
ton Company, is short in his accounts.
The officers of the company are averse
to being interviewed upon the subject.
w. S. Mesck has written to Mayor
Gregory in reply to an inquiry concerning
the price at which he holds his I-street
| property, which is wanted for a public
market. Mesick offers to take $40, 900 for
lots and 6, between Third and Fourth.
Frank Zirkel, who was arrested in this
city some days ago on charge of bigamy
and taken to Woodland for trial, has been
acquitted. His alleged wife No. swore she
was never married to Zirkel, owing to the
| fact that she had a husband living, from
whom she was not divorced, but that she
| had lived with Zirkel as man and wife.
The Board of Supervisors, who went up
| to Folsom yesterday morning to examine
the suspension bridge across the American
river at that place, returned in the after
noon. They report that the repairs were
| satisfactory, and that the bridge has been
made secure and safe. The estimated cost
of the work was 81, 7S5. The King Iron
Bridge and Manufacturing Company were
the contractors.
The following is the report of the Arcade
school for September, Miss Flora Greenlaw,
teacher; Number Of pupils enrolled, 20 (;
average attendance, L. For exemplary
conduct and punctuality-Willie Todd, 100;
Harry Cassidy, Dennis Creedon, Rudolph
Bon, 98; Emma Buck, Eugene Mahaney,
So; Johnny Creedon, Dell Lora, Maggie
Killoran. Margaret Buck, James Killoran,
Arthur Buck, so; Michael Casey, Isaac
Robinson So Henry Dreyer, 50.